Chapter 340: Going to the north of the horse, a man should be a murderer (2)
For the scenery of the northern prairie, we always stay in the vast sky and the vast wilderness. When the wind blows the grass, we can see cattle and sheep. In this kind of scenery.
But in fact, when the northern grasslands entered autumn, the sky was high, the clouds were light, the grass was withered and yellow. You could occasionally see geese flying south in the sky, but when you looked around, the ground was full of withered loneliness.
In such an environment, loneliness seems particularly prominent.
Fortunately, Jiang Xia and his group had clear destinations, and they were only concerned about rushing along the way, and did not notice the impact on the mood of the surrounding scenery.
Xifengkou was actually about a day northwest after the Three Changwei passed. Since the Three Changwei's troops were almost taken out to attack the four towns of Xuanfu, and Jiangxia and the others dressed in Tatars, they passed through the Three Changwei unimpeded.
After the Three Changwei, because Xia Lingfeng was there, he was familiar with the terrain of the Tatar side, so the fourteen men rushed towards the west wind tent overnight.
After a whole day of travel, people were trapped and the sun was approaching dusk. An orange-red sunset stopped at the end of the horizon in front of the grassland, as if it was slowly moving under the horizon.
"This is already outside Xifengkou, why is there no one?" Xia Lingfeng said.
Indeed, the mountain range ahead was winding, exactly the same as what Wei Jingjing described on the map. Jiang Xia looked around and said, "Look around."
"Okay." Everyone responded.
The group of people walked around the periphery of Xifengkou for several times but did not see the cavalry. You should know that there were more than 30,000 cavalrymen. Even if they were approached, they were eye-catching enough and should not exist.
So Jiang Xia and the others walked closer to the Xifengkou. When it was dark, they had completely entered the inner circumference of the Xifengkou.
Because I had been traveling all night before, I couldn't stand it anymore when I continued to leave this night. So everyone found a place to lee and set up a fire.
Anyone who has been in the northern prairie knows that if you sleep in the wild without making fires, people will not be able to withstand the low temperature.
Even if Jiang Xia and the others are martial artists who can resist the past, Xia Lingfeng and Zhu Houzhao are basically equal to ordinary people, and they will definitely not be able to withstand it.
After the night, I couldn't get some wild game to eat, so everyone could only sit around the fire, talking about their own experiences without saying a word.
Like Bu Jinyun and Xiao Sha, they didn’t say much, and Jiang Bin was not a talkative person. In the end, the ones they talked the most were Jiang Xia and Xia Lingfeng.
Xia Lingfeng was originally a horse racing gang, and often went in and out on both sides of the Tatar and the Ming border. He privately exchanged some Ming goods for some Tatar things, and then took the exchanged things to the Ming Dynasty for sale.
When Jiangxia and the others met him that day, his wife and children had just been killed by the Tatars, so they rushed out and bit the commander to death.
When talking about this, Xia Lingfeng's eyes showed a strong hatred. He was originally planning to die with Soldier Nash, but he did not expect to be rescued by Jiang Xia and the others in the end.
At this point, Xia Lingfeng knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times at Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia hurriedly pulled him up.
Because Xia Lingfeng's topic was too heavy, Jiang Xia changed to tell a few jokes. Jokes from later generations are classic and full of laughs. Even Xiao Sha, who has always been cold-hearted, showed a slight smile.
I don’t know if the firelight attracted the attention of the beasts at night, but suddenly Jiang Xia heard a rustling sound from the woods ahead.
Jiang Xia heard it, Xiao Sha, Leng Yu and the others naturally heard it, and everyone turned over and pulled out their weapons.
There was a faint light in the darkness. When the lights approached Jiang Xia and the others realized that it was a group of wild wolves.
When you meet a pack of wolves at night, maybe this matter will be fearful when you are on ordinary people. But if you are on Jiang Xia and the others, it will be different.
Zhang Meng even asked, "Are these wolves? Can the wolf meat be eaten?"
Xia Lingfeng smiled and said, "It's better than dog meat."
"Better than dog meat?" Zhang Meng heard it, and the light in his eyes was brighter than the eyes of those wild wolves. He swallowed and said, "What are you waiting for? What if they run away after a while? Brother Leng Yu, look at you."
It is said that foodies will increase their IQ when they encounter food, but this is true. When they see a group of wolves, they call them Leng Yu. It is Leng Yu who is proficient in hidden weapons. It is more convenient to kill wild wolves, and wild wolves are not easy to escape.
Leng Yu smiled faintly, and simply put away his defensive posture and walked forward.
The wolves retreated, but familiar people know that this is not a wolf to run away, but a precursor to attack.
Leng Yu simply walked a distance and left the crowd directly.
Jiang Xia shouted: "Be careful when Leng Yu."
At this moment, a wolf suddenly "whistled", and three of the dozen wild wolves rushed towards Leng Yu together.
Leng Yu waved his hands and three willow leaves flying knives flew out.
The three wild wolves all got knifed on their heads when they jumped up, so they fell to the ground.
"Aowu" another scream was heard from the wolves, and the wolves slowly moved around Leng Yu. Leng Yu held his hands in front of his chest without any movement, allowing the wolves to surround him.
The siege had just formed, Leng Yu took action this time. He turned around in place and saw cold lights shooting out.
Several wild wolves were killed immediately.
The wolf pack understood that the "prey" in front of her was not a "prey" at all, but a "fearing beast" that was more powerful than itself. So the wolf pack made another "whip" sound, and then the wolves turned around and ran away.
There were about eight wolf corpses on the ground. Zhang Meng ran up quickly to pick up both ends. While swallowing his saliva, he looked at Xia Lingfeng and asked, "Old Xia, is this wolf meat better to steam or braised?"
Jiang Xia gave him annoyed look, then pointed to the surrounding environment: "Do you think you can steam or braised now? Do you want to try the taste of brine for two days?"
Zhang Meng's mouth sagged and said helplessly: "It's still not trouble. It's good to try roasting wolf meat."
On such a night, eating something will undoubtedly make people not feel so cold.
Jiang Xia and the others peeled the wolf's skin with a dagger, but without water, they cut off pieces of meat and gave it to everyone to roast it on the fire without rinsing it.
After roasting for a while, the grease still oozed out, and the meat smelled like it.
Zhang Meng took a bite and there was nothing except the fishy smell. How could such a barbecue without seasonings beans produce a good taste?
Suddenly, the woods began to rustle again. This time, not only the woods in front, but also the woods in the back.
Zhang Meng's eyes began to shine again, and he murmured to himself: "I don't want a wolf this time, let's try changing to two tigers. I heard that the tiger's thing is very nourishing after eating it."
As soon as Zhang Meng finished speaking, he found Xue Ruqin and Su Meiniang frowned and looked over. He quickly explained: "I am talking about tiger heart, tiger heart."
Jiang Xia gave him a blank look again and said, "No restraint."
"Swoosh swish swish swish" sounded like a break through the air, and arrows were shot out from the woods.
Jiang Xia and the others immediately drew their long swords to block the arrows. It might be a problem with the bow. The speed of the arrows was not too fast, so none of Jiang Xia and the others were injured.
However, those who can shoot arrows are definitely not wild animals, they should be talents.
Sure enough, a large group of people ran out of the woods on both sides. Their faces were painted with strange colors and were wearing simple sewn skins.
These people all held javelins in their hands. The javelins were made in a simple way, but they were actually a wooden stick tied with a sharp iron or sharp stone.
"These are the people of the Gaoshan Viver tribe." Xia Lingfeng said to Jiang Xia from the side.
"Just like this?" Jiang Xia was surprised and thought that only these people could stop 30,000 cavalrymen from passing the Xifengkou?
Xia Lingfeng understood what Jiang Xia meant as soon as he heard it. He said: "The people of the Viver tribe make a living by hunting. Basically, all men and women are good at it. In addition, the terrain of Xifengkou is dangerous, and a long and narrow road that must be passed is cliffs on both sides. It is indeed not easy to pass through under their harassment."
After listening to Xia Lingfeng's explanation, Jiang Xia understood what was going on.
"Hey! Jia Jia whispered Hani Gu." The Viver people around Jiang Xia and the others didn't say anything, but a woman spoke.
Her words attracted Jiang Xia's attention.
This girl is pretty wild, and it tastes quite wild.
First of all, this is a young girl. She also wears animal skin, but in this winter, she only uses animal skin as a short skirt to cover her lower body, and then wraps her chest with a piece of animal skin.
With the fire, you can see her bronze skin and her plump upper body that cannot be wrapped around the animal skin. In addition, her delicate collarbone exposed outside, her graceful waist, and her long and powerful legs due to regular exercise, all give people a strong sense of wild charm.
The key is that this girl is pretty good-looking, with big eyes and a melon-shaped face that is rare among Mongolian women.
Jiang Xia couldn't help asking Xia Lingfeng: "What is that woman talking about?"
Xia Lingfeng shook his head and said, "She is speaking the language of the Gaoshan Vivier tribe, I don't understand it."
"Then you talk to her in Mongolian to see if she can understand."
"Okay." Xia Lingfeng asked in Mongolian, but who knew that the woman actually asked in Chinese: "Who are you?"
Jiang Xia was shocked and said, "Ah, is Chinese more widely popular? This girl has a Shanxi accent."
"My mother is a Han! I'll ask you, who are you and what are you here for?" The girl asked again without being very kind.
Jiang Xia said: "We are Han people, so we come here to find people."
"There is no one you are looking for here, and Han people are not welcome here. You can leave immediately!" the girl said seriously.
Jiang Xia raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you welcome Han people? Isn't your mother also a Han Chinese? Then you don't welcome her either? Also, you didn't ask me who I was looking for. How did you know that there was no one I was looking for here?"
"My mother and my mother are different! They are all of our tribe members, so naturally there is no one you are looking for."
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "You don't understand this. We are a group looking for a wife. As long as we are a woman, we can be the one we are looking for. Look at you, you are a woman. If you are willing to be my wife, wouldn't you become the one I am looking for?"
Chapter completed!